The Pioneer Mustangs will head out to take on the Silver Creek Raiders at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Pioneer's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Willow Glen last Friday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 21-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Mustangs have suffered since October 13, 2023.
Even if they lost, Pioneer's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Julian Lopez. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek came up short against Willow Glen on Saturday and fell 28-21. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 707th, while the Rams are ranked 306th).
Silver Creek's defeat came about despite a quality game from Austin Price, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance also gave Price a new career-high in rushing yards.
Pioneer now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Silver Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Pioneer was dealt a bruising 28-0 loss at the hands of Silver Creek when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Pioneer, Alonzo Hernandez (who rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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